Photos: Scenes of political chaos in Venezuela

While power and running water has returned to much of Venezuela, the country remains mired in political chaos.

Venezuela Political Crisis

A woman confronts Venezuelan police blocking a crowd of people gathering to march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Security forces are deploying in large numbers in Caracas ahead of the planned demonstrations by supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

Venezuela Political Crisis

A demonstrator in a wheelchair rants at members of the Venezuelan National Police officers who temporarily blocked members of the opposition from getting to a rally against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

Venezuela Political Crisis

Demonstrators wait for the arrival of Venezuela's National Assembly leader Juan Guaido who has declared himself the country's interim president, at a rally against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

Venezuela Political Crisis

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro sings a song about the late President Hugo Chavez as she holds an image depicting him during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro sings "Yankees go home" during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro waves a national flag during a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Venezuelans raise their hands in a show of support for President Nicolas Maduro during a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro sing the national anthem during a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Supporters of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro cheer during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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People push a car without fuel to one of the few gas stations that has its own electric generator during an electricity blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Power and communications outages continue to hit Venezuela, intensifying the hardship of a country paralyzed by economic and political crisis and heightening tension between the bitterly divided factions which accuse each other of being responsible for the collapse of the power grid. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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A man collects water in Avila National Park during rolling blackouts, which affects the water pumps in people's homes and apartment buildings, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Venezuelans reached new levels of desperation Sunday as the country’s worst blackouts took their toll, gathering in larger numbers than usual at springs in the mountains of Caracas to collect water and scrounging for scarce cash to pay for food in the few shops that were open. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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Enrique Quiroga, a moto-taxi driver, speaks with his son in Spain as he and other motorists stop on the road near a working cell phone tower during rolling blackouts in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. Some say the cell phone tower is one of the few in regular operation, transforming the spot into one of the city’s most popular destinations. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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People collect water falling from a leaking pipeline on the bank of the Guaire River during rolling blackouts which affects access to running water in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout has intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged government corruption and mismanagement and President Nicolas Maduro accusing his U.S.-backed adversary of sabotaging the national grid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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A man pauses after collecting water from a leaking pipeline on the banks of the Guaire River during rolling blackouts, which affects access to running water, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout has intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged government corruption and mismanagement and President Nicolas Maduro accusing his U.S.-backed adversary of sabotaging the national grid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout has intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged government corruption and mismanagement and President Nicolas Maduro accusing his U.S.-backed adversary of sabotaging the national grid. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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A woman waits her turn to fill containers with water from a public fountain, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Most people have been deprived of power, water and communications since last Thursday when nationwide power outages first hit, abruptly worsening conditions in a nation already struggling with hyperinflation and shortages of food and medicine. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish: “Venezuela, a country without food, medicine, light, and water. Only people.” during a protest against the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Most people have been deprived of power, water and communications since last Thursday when nationwide power outages first hit, abruptly worsening conditions in a nation already struggling with hyperinflation and shortages of food and medicine. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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People cross the Tachira River into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International bridge, which Venezuelan authorities only open to students and the sick, in Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. People crossing the river are using makeshift bridges as the water level grows with the approaching rainy season. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Schneyder Mendoza

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People cross a makeshift bridge in the Tachira River, from Venezuela into Colombia, near the Simon Bolivar International bridge which Venezuelan authorities only open to students and the sick in Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. People crossing the river are using makeshift bridges as the water level grows with the approaching rainy season. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Schneyder Mendoza

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A man pushes a woman in a wheelchair from Venezuela to Colombia, along the Simon Bolivar International bridge which is blocked with trailers, behind, in Cucuta, Colombia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. For a second day, the Venezuelan government temporary opened its border with Colombia, closed since Feb. 24, to allow passage for students who go to school in Colombia, and for citizens that need medical attention. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Schneyder Mendoza

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A masked anti-government protester joins a protest where National Assembly President Juan Guaido arrived to speak to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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Supporters and press follows the caravan carrying National Assembly President Juan Guaido as he visits supporters in different points of Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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Men fill containers with water at Avila National Park during rolling blackouts which has cut many off from running water in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Blackouts have marked another harsh blow to a country paralyzed by turmoil as the power struggle between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido stretched into its second month. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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The main entrance of a mall stands burned and damaged after looting the previous day in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Venezuela's largest private food supplier says massive looting and vandalism occurred at four facilities in Maracaibo during nationwide power outages, complicating efforts to distribute food and drinks to people in the area. (AP Photo/Henry Chirinos)

Henry Chirinos

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A mall employe inspects stores one day after the mall was looted, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Venezuela's largest private food supplier says massive looting and vandalism occurred at four facilities in the city of Maracaibo during nationwide power outages, complicating efforts to distribute food and drinks to people in the area. (AP Photo/Henry Chirinos)

Henry Chirinos

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Relatives carry the remains of Florentino Torrado across the Tachira River into Colombia for burial, near the Simon Bolivar International bridge which Venezuelan authorities only open to students and the sick in Cucuta, Colombia, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. According to his sister Adelaide Torrado, Florentino was a Colombian who lived in Venezuela for several years and was killed by robbers in San Cristobal, Venezuela on March 10. (AP Photo/Schneyder Mendoza)

Schneyder Mendoza

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A bus with a message on its back window that reads in Spanish: "Venezuela wants peace" drives through the streets in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. With long lines at the stops of public transport and crowds of people at the entrance of some banking agencies, Venezuelans returned to activity on Thursday after four days of paralysis as a result of the biggest blackout in the country's history. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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People cool off in a lagoon, with a few filling up containers with water, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Businesses re-opened and public transportation resumed in parts of Venezuela where power has been restored, ending nearly a week of the country's worst blackouts. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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National Assembly President Juan Guaido greets supporters as he arrives to meet with residents in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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Trina Parry, 83, sporting a headlight headlamp, joins a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. A massive blackout that left millions of Venezuelans without power for four days has triggered one persistent question: How could a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves go dark? (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Ariana Cubillos

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People collect water gushing from a leaking pipeline along the banks of the Guaire River amid the country's worst-ever power outage, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged government corruption and mismanagement and President Nicolas Maduro accusing his U.S.-backed adversary of sabotaging the national grid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

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National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leaps on to a vehicle to speak to supporters as he visits different points of anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The U.S. has led an international effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro and replace him with Guaido, who vows to hold a new presidential election. Guaido is backed by some 50 countries, while Maduro maintains support from countries such as China, Russia and Cuba. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Eduardo Verdugo

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Supporters of the National Assembly President Juan Guaido, listen to his speech outside of a theater, during a meeting with residents in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Fernando Llano

Venezuela Political Crisis

Supporters of National Assembly President Juan Guaido cheer for him from their balcony after a meeting with residents in the Hatillo municipality of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Guaido has declared himself interim president and demands new elections, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's re-election last year was invalid. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved bills intended to step up U.S. pressure against the government of Venezuela's embattled president, Nicolas Maduro (nee-koh-LAHS' mah-DOO'-roh).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of the themes President Donald Trump is expected to hammer during his campaign for re-election are at odds as his administration considers whether to offer new deportation protections to tens of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. amid ongoing unrest in the South American country.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Friday backed calls by Bolivia's left-wing President Evo Morales for a negotiated settlement to the severe political and financial crisis in Venezuela, in what marks a different approach to that pursued by key European allies.

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